Feb 8th	Santa Barbara CA Neighborhoods – The Westside
2008	Categories: The Westside Neighborhood

The Westside - Santa Barbara The “Westside Story” of Santa Barbara is laid in our city’s first suburb to be initiated by Anglos rather than Hispanics; the Spanish genesis of the city was located on the Eastside. In 1850, when the United States annexed California to the Union, the Westside was open grazing range and farmland, turning marshy near the beach. Today this area is solidly overlaid with urban development extending inland to the Goleta Valley, making it the most densely populated neighborhood in Santa Barbara.  The earliest historical reference to the Westside came in 1793 when Captain George Vancouver, a British explorer-scientist,... Read more

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Jan 25th	Santa Barbara Real Estate Market Update for West of State Area – Overall Yearly Sales Statistics for 2007
2008	Categories: Market Statistics / Updates

Santa Barbara Real Estate for West of State for January 1, 2007 - December 31st, 2007 I have summarized below an easy to look at brief outline of the overall statistics for the Santa Barbara Real Estate market for West of State area: The total number of single family homes sold was 199.  Overall the average sales price in 2007 was at $1,182,117.  The average days on the market were 70 in 2007. The total number of condos / townhomes sold was 77.  Overall the average sales price in 2007 was at $760,060.  The average days on the market were 85 in 2007. The total... Read more

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